KR20240131488A - Vegan snack for preventing or improving otitis externa in companion animals comprising houttuynia cordata and manufacturing method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a snack composition containing mugwort for preventing or improving otitis externa in companion animals and a method for producing the same. The composition of the present invention is produced as a wet snack for companion animals by utilizing vegan ingredients such as mugwort, and can prevent/improve inflammatory diseases such as otitis externa in companion animals through the activity of mugwort and vegan ingredients, and can prevent side effects caused by administering a therapeutic agent. Furthermore, the composition has high preference in companion animals and is easy to feed.

Description

Vegan snack containing Houttuynia cordata for preventing or improving otitis externa in companion animals and method for manufacturing the same {VEGAN SNACK FOR PREVENTING OR IMPROVING OTITIS EXTERNA IN COMPANION ANIMALS COMPRISING HOUTTUYNIA CORDATA AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a snack composition containing mugwort for preventing or improving otitis externa in companion animals and a method for producing the same.

Due to various reasons such as the increase in the aging population and single-person households, rapid nuclearization of families, and changes in awareness of family members, the number of households raising companion animals has increased rapidly in recent years, and the size of the companion animal market has also grown rapidly. According to a press release from the Korea Rural Economic Institute (KREI, 2017), 740,000 households out of 19.52 million households nationwide are raising a total of 8.75 million companion animals, and more than half of them, 6.32 million (72.3%), are dogs (puppies). In addition, the size of the companion animal industry is expected to grow from KRW 2.3322 trillion in 2017 to over KRW 6 trillion in 2027.

"Veganism" or "vegetarianism" is a type of diet that excludes all animal-derived ingredients, including animal-derived raw materials, and mainly refers to eating habits. Accordingly, sales of organic foods and so-called wellness products using eco-friendly/natural ingredients have skyrocketed, and this has also been shown to have an impact on the pet food and snack market.

Meanwhile, in Korea, pet owners show a more favorable response to products made with organic ingredients, but they do not know exactly what kind of food to feed to their senior dogs. In addition, considering that imported products account for more than 70% of the entire pet dog food market, it can be said that the development of high-quality feed and snacks for senior dogs is urgent. In particular, in Korea, the quality of feed raw materials is poor, and due to limited supply, research on processing technology for raw materials to produce high-quality feed should be actively conducted, but it is still at a basic stage. In addition, there is a severe lack of feed or snacks that help alleviate diseases in dog feed and snacks.

Against this backdrop, the inventors of the present invention developed a wet snack and a method for manufacturing the same by utilizing vegan ingredients such as mugwort as a material to help prevent or improve otitis externa in dogs, thereby completing the present invention.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2017-0086019 (Composition useful for prevention and/or treatment of infection and inflammation, July 25, 2017)

One aspect is to provide a snack composition for preventing or improving inflammatory diseases in companion animals, comprising Houttuynia cordata Thunb powder.

Another aspect is to provide a method for preparing a treat composition for preventing or improving inflammatory diseases in companion animals.

One aspect provides a snack composition for preventing or improving inflammatory diseases in companion animals, comprising Houttuynia cordata Thunb powder.

The term " Houttuynia cordata Thunb " in this specification refers to a dicotyledonous plant belonging to the genus Houttuynia in the family Saururaceae , and is also called Houttuynia cordata or Houttuynia cordata. In oriental medicine, it is known to be effective for inflammation, acne, edema, etc., and the aerial part of Houttuynia cordata is known to be used as a medicinal herb. The above Houttuynia cordata can be purchased commercially or used in a form collected or cultivated in nature. The part used can be a root, branch, stem, leaf, flower, or fruit, and specifically, it can be an aerial part including the stem and leaves, but is not particularly limited thereto.

The term "companion animal" in this specification refers to animals such as dogs (puppies), cats, rabbits, ferrets, guinea pigs, and hamsters raised for companion purposes. The scope of the above animals is not particularly limited as long as they can live together with humans, but specifically, they may be dogs or cats, and more specifically, they may be dogs.

The term "(pet) snack" in this specification means pet food excluding feed, and the pet snack may include sashimi/beef jerky, jerky, gum, wet snacks (chur), sausages, cans/pouches, biscuits/cookies, dry food, etc., and may specifically be wet snacks, but is not particularly limited thereto.

The pet snack composition of the present invention may be for preventing or improving an inflammatory disease in a pet. The inflammatory disease may be at least one selected from the group consisting of otitis externa, otitis media, atopic dermatitis, cystitis, pyoderma, inflammatory bowel disease, periodontitis, gingivitis, conjunctivitis, blepharitis, and dactylitis, and specifically may be otitis externa, but is not particularly limited thereto. The term "otitis externa" refers to one of the inflammatory diseases or skin diseases that occur in the external ear of a dog or cat, and may be caused by various causes such as the shape of the ear, moisture, improper ear cleaning, bacteria, mites, parasites, allergies, foreign substances, ear canal edema, or ear canal stenosis.

The above pet treat composition may additionally contain grain powder, animal protein, plant protein, and vegetables.

Specifically, the grain powder may be at least one selected from the group consisting of rice flour, wheat flour, and corn flour, the animal protein may be dehydrated poultry protein, and the vegetable protein may be at least one selected from the group consisting of pea protein and soybean protein. In addition, the vegetables may be at least one selected from the group consisting of carrots, pumpkins, zucchinis, potatoes, sweet potatoes, cabbages, Chinese cabbages, lettuce, broccoli, corn, lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, spinach, bean sprouts; mushrooms such as matsutake, shiitake, and oyster mushrooms; and legumes such as peas, soybeans, and black soybeans, and specifically, carrots and zucchinis, but are not particularly limited thereto.

The above-mentioned powder of the perilla seed may be included in an amount of 0.1 to 1.0 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the entire composition for companion animals, and specifically, may be included in an amount of 0.1 to 0.8 parts by weight, 0.1 to 0.5 parts by weight, 0.3 to 1.0 parts by weight, 0.3 to 0.8 parts by weight, or 0.3 to 0.5 parts by weight.

The above grain powder may be included in an amount of 1 to 10 parts by weight, specifically 1 to 8 parts by weight, 1 to 5 parts by weight, 3 to 10 parts by weight, 3 to 8 parts by weight, or 3 to 5 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the entire composition.

The animal protein may be included in an amount of 1 to 5 parts by weight, specifically 1 to 4 parts by weight, 1 to 3 parts by weight, 2 to 5 parts by weight, or 2 to 4 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the entire composition, and the vegetable protein may be included in an amount of 1 to 10 parts by weight, specifically 1 to 8 parts by weight, 1 to 5 parts by weight, 3 to 10 parts by weight, 3 to 8 parts by weight, or 3 to 5 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the entire composition.

The above vegetables may be included in an amount of 5 to 20 parts by weight, specifically 5 to 15 parts by weight, 10 to 20 parts by weight, or 10 to 15 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the entire composition.

The above term "prevention" refers to any act of suppressing or delaying the symptoms of an inflammatory disease, particularly otitis externa, by administering the composition according to the present invention to a companion animal, and the above term "improvement" refers to any act of improving or beneficially changing the symptoms of an inflammatory disease, particularly otitis externa, by administering the composition according to the present invention.

The pet snack composition of the present invention may additionally contain additives commonly included in pet snacks in the art, for example, a vitamin compound including vitamin C, vitamin D, etc., a mineral compound including iron, copper, etc., a gelling agent such as agar, taurine, etc., but is not particularly limited thereto. The content of the additives may be determined within an appropriate range based on the ratio generally compounded in the art, the form of the pet snack, and a person skilled in the art.

Another aspect provides a method for preparing a snack composition for preventing or improving an inflammatory disease in a companion animal. Specifically, the method comprises the steps of drying and grinding Houttuynia cordata Thunb to prepare Houttuynia cordata powder; mixing an emulsion having a composition of Table 1 with grain powder, animal protein, plant protein, and vegetables to prepare a mixture; and adding the mixture to the Houttuynia cordata powder. The same parts as described above are also applied to the method for preparing the snack composition.

The step of manufacturing the above-mentioned powder of mugwort may additionally include a step of low-temperature sterilizing the dried mugwort at 40 to 60°C for 30 minutes to 2 hours.

The composition of the present invention is manufactured as a wet snack for companion animals by utilizing vegan ingredients such as mugwort, and can prevent/improve inflammatory diseases such as otitis externa in companion animals through the activity of mugwort and vegan ingredients, and can prevent side effects due to administration of a therapeutic agent. Furthermore, it has high preference in companion animals and is easy to feed.

FIG. 1 is a photograph showing a vegan wet snack (churu) containing perilla leaves manufactured according to the present invention.

The following experimental examples will be described in more detail. However, these experimental examples are provided for illustrative purposes only and the scope of the present invention is not limited to these experimental examples.

Experimental Example 1. Preparation of powdered sesame seeds

Freeze-dried Houttuynia cordata Thunb was sterilized at 55°C for 2 hours, ground twice with a grinder (SMX-9400MD, Shinil, Korea), and passed through a 40 mesh sieve to produce Houttuynia cordata powder.

Experimental Example 2. Preparation of Emulsion

An emulsion was prepared by mixing the powder of the perilla leaves of Experimental Example 1 and the materials shown in Table 1 below in their respective proportions (unit: parts by weight).

water 49

(Vitamin

)vitamin

(Vitamin

) 0.1 Soybean oil 8 Copper 0.1 Spices 4 Zinc 0.1 Eoseongcho powder
(Houttuynia cordata Thunb) 0.5 Iron 0.1 Fish oil 1 Iodine 0.1 Lecithin 1 Manganese 0.1 Agar 1 Selenium 0.1 Fructooligosaccharide
(Fructooligosaccharides) 0.1 Antioxidant 0.2 Glycerin 2.1 potassium sorbate
(potassium sorbate) 0.1 fatty acid ester
(Fatty acid ester) 0.1 β-glucan 1 Vitamin A 0.1 vitamin

(Vitamin

) 0.1

Experimental Example 3. Preparation of wet snack containing perilla powder

The emulsion manufactured in the above Experimental Example 2 and the materials shown in Table 2 below were mixed in their respective proportions to manufacture a wet snack containing powdered perilla leaves (unit: parts by weight).

Rice flour 2 Pea Protein 4 Isolated soy protein (ISP) 5 Wheat gluten 1 Wheat flour 1 Dehydrated Poultry Protein 3 Oats 2 Cornmeal 2 Carrot 5 Sweet pumpkin 6

A nutritional analysis (Korea Functional Food Research Institute) was performed on the wet snacks manufactured as described above, and the results are shown in Table 3 below.

Test items test Calories (Kcal/100g) 205.54 Kcal/100g carbohydrate (%) 9.97% Crude protein (%) 12.57% Fat content (%) 12.82% moisture (%) 63.34% Ash content (%) 1.30% Sodium (mg/100g) 143.00 mg/100g Calcium (mg/100g) 29.53 mg/100g Magnesium (mg/100g) 37.07 mg/100g Iron (mg/100g) 2.19 mg/100g Zinc (mg/100g) 9.71 mg/100g Cholesterol (mg/100g) 8.66 mg/100g Saturated fatty acids (g/100g) 3.77 g/100g

The above description of the present invention is for illustrative purposes only, and those skilled in the art will understand that the present invention can be easily modified into other specific forms without changing the technical idea or essential features of the present invention. Therefore, it should be understood that the experimental examples described above are illustrative in all respects and are not limiting.

Claims (11)

Containing powder of Houttuynia cordata Thunb .
A snack composition for preventing or improving inflammatory diseases in companion animals. In paragraph 1,
The above inflammatory diseases are,
Characterized in that at least one selected from the group consisting of otitis externa, otitis media, atopic dermatitis, cystitis, pyoderma, inflammatory bowel disease, periodontitis, gingivitis, conjunctivitis, blepharitis, and dactylitis,
A snack composition for preventing or improving inflammatory diseases in companion animals. In paragraph 1,
The above inflammatory disease is characterized by otitis externa.
A snack composition for preventing or improving inflammatory diseases in companion animals. In paragraph 1,
The above pet is characterized as being a dog or a cat.
A snack composition for preventing or improving inflammatory diseases in companion animals. In paragraph 1,
The above composition,
Characterized in that it additionally contains grain flour, animal protein, plant protein and vegetables.
A snack composition for preventing or improving inflammatory diseases in companion animals. In paragraph 5,
The above grain powder,
Characterized in that it comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of rice flour, wheat flour and corn flour.
A snack composition for preventing or improving inflammatory diseases in companion animals. In paragraph 5,
The above animal protein is,
Dehydrated Poultry Protein, characterized in that the vegetable protein is at least one selected from the group consisting of pea protein and soy protein.
A snack composition for preventing or improving inflammatory diseases in companion animals. In paragraph 5,
The above vegetables are,
Characterized in that it is at least one selected from the group consisting of carrots, pumpkins, zucchinis, potatoes, sweet potatoes, cabbages, Chinese cabbages, lettuces, broccoli, corn, lettuces, cucumbers, tomatoes, spinach, beans, bean sprouts, mushrooms and legumes.
A snack composition for preventing or improving inflammatory diseases in companion animals. In paragraph 1,
The above powdered sesame seeds,
Characterized in that it is contained in an amount of 0.1 to 1.0 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the entire composition.
A snack composition for preventing or improving inflammatory diseases in companion animals. In paragraph 5,
The above grain powder,
It is characterized in that the composition comprises 1 to 10 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the entire composition, the animal protein comprises 1 to 5 parts by weight, the vegetable protein comprises 1 to 10 parts by weight, and the vegetables comprise 5 to 20 parts by weight.
A snack composition for preventing or improving inflammatory diseases in companion animals. A step of manufacturing Houttuynia cordata Thunb powder by drying and grinding Houttuynia cordata Thunb ;
A step of preparing a mixture by mixing an emulsion containing the composition of Table 1 and grain powder, animal protein, plant protein and vegetables; and
Comprising a step of adding the mixture to the above-mentioned powder of the herb,
A method for producing a snack composition for preventing or improving inflammatory diseases in companion animals.